Chapter 14: Family Event
Moana

“I’ll pay.”

Ella and I were both shocked when we turned around to see Edrick standing there, credit card in hand, his face covered by sunglasses and a surgical mask.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed.

Edrick handed the ice cream salesman his credit card and ruffled Ella’s hair. “Eat your ice cream before it melts,” he said, guiding us away from the stand and the people behind us who were getting quickly annoyed at us for holding up the line to get ice cream.

“I thought you had to work,” Ella said.

“I decided to come home early so I could spend your birthday with you after all,” Edrick replied. “But you weren’t home. Selina told me that you went on an outing…” I couldn’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but the way his head slowly turned toward me told me everything I needed to know.

Edrick instructed Ella to sit while she finished her ice cream, then he stood next to me and lowered his voice while she

you had no money?” he asked, his

take out money in a while. And besides, the

the entire time, suddenly jumped up from her bench. “This is the best birthday

would make her go home, and Edrick’s

sweetheart,” he said. “It’s really not safe for us to be out in

“But it’s my birthday,” she whined. “You never want to go anywhere, and

quietly. “Let

crouching to wipe the ice cream off of Ella’s

the afternoon walking around the theme park, I couldn’t help but take out my phone to secretly snap some sweet pictures of Ella and Edrick together. It was so sweet watching them play games together, and seeing Ella

insisted on one more ride

on his lap. As we started to go up, now that we were safe from prying eyes, Edrick took off his sunglasses to reveal steely gray eyes that appeared surprisingly happy

the Alpha billionaire needed a fun outing just as much as his

breeze, and the way that the string lights lit up the park below us, made the

over the crowd. And behind her, her father

looking

on accident. Soon, the ferris wheel began to

his mask back on then got out with Ella in one of his arms. Then, he turned around and held out his other hand for me to help me out. My blush deepened as I felt his cool palm, but we both

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